(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Obviously from -sikia; should this be a synonym or alt form of -sikiliza or is there a difference?”)
-sikiza (infinitive kusikiza)
- to listen (to pay attention)
Conjugation of -sikiza
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Positive present
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-nasikiza
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Subjunctive
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-sikize
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Negative
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-sikizi
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Imperative singular
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sikiza
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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husikiza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikiza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikiza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasikiza/nasikiza
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tunasikiza
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2nd person
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unasikiza
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mnasikiza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikiza
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wanasikiza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikiza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisikizi
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hatusikizi
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2nd person
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husikizi
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hamsikizi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikizi
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hawasikizi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikizi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikiza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikiza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikize)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisikize
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tusikize
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2nd person
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usikize
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msikize
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikize
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wasikize
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikize
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikize
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikiza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikiza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikiza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikiza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikiza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikiza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikiza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikiza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikiza
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Consecutive
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kasikiza / positive subject concord + -kasikiza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikize
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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